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World Class Engineering Products
 The increasing competitiveness of the global engineering environment has meant that companies wanting to remain players on the global stage have to make innovation one of the driving forces behind their research and the engineering products that they supply to their customers. In south Africa robust growth that has characterised the country’s manufacturing and industrial sectors, even in the face of a global recession means that engineering products must be manufactured to the highest global quality standards, as well as being available to clients on a just in time basis.
The domestic manufacture and supply of engineering products that are being employed by municipalities in their ongoing efforts to modernise existing systems and provide new installations for an ever more urbanised workforce are at the forefront of changing the quality of life of many South Africans. These products are used extensively in the supply of potable water and electricity to a growing number of South Africans in line with the country’s millennium development goals.
Projects like the continued upgrading of the country’s infrastructure, including installations like water and sewage treatment plants has meant that the availability of domestically produced high quality engineering products like instrumentation and water resistant seals has become extremely important. The ongoing supply of these materials is essential in order to avoid the current situation where the country’s fiscus is under constant pressure due to backlogs in maintenance.
 The increasing rate of urbanisation in South Africa has also led to the establishment of many new townships and suburbs. The integrated nature of these townships where mixed developments consisting of domestic housing, retail centres and industrial production facilities means that engineering products are in increasing demand. This demand is fuelled by requirements for such products as piping, seals and pumps that are required for the development of the new electricity generating plants which are being constructed to supplement the existing electricity generating capacity of the country.
The latest in sealing and instrumentation technology is also essential for the proper functioning of South Africa’s only nuclear reactor located just outside Cape Town. Safety issues in this industry are paramount and world class engineering products are required to ensure that all the relevant safety protocols are adhered to during the production of power by the plant.
Engineering expertise that provides products for the manufacturing of synthetic oil and petroleum products are in constant demand by the synthetic fuel manufacturing industry in South Africa. This industry is essential to the ongoing growth of the economy and the competitiveness of the South African transport industry which provides South African manufactured products to both sub Saharan Africa and further into the continent.
Engineering products such as insulation are extremely important to the proper functioning of plants and machinery in diverse industries like power generation and synthoil manufacturing where production makes use of high temperature fluids and gases. With the phasing out of asbestos based insulation products new technology in use in South Africa which provides non asbestos based insulation products is improving production capacity while at the same time protecting the health of South African employees in these industries.
Domestic production of world class engineering products is essential for the ongoing economic health of industry in South Africa. Companies like Bestobell are at the forefront of developing and installing engineering solutions that are comparable to the best that the world has to offer. With products that range from gaskets, seals and instrumentation Bestobell boasts domestic expertise that allows it to keep the wheel of the South African economy turning, as well as making a real difference to the lives of ordinary South Africans through the supply of engineering products for the construction and maintenance of infrastructural installations like pumping stations and electricity generating plants.
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